UA, Stillman to hold graduations

Tuesday

Apr 30, 2013 at 12:01 AM

TUSCALOOSA | The University of Alabama will award more than 4,000 degrees this weekend, and Stillman College will welcome a nationally known radio host on May 11 as both schools hold graduation exercises.

Staff report

TUSCALOOSA | The University of Alabama will award more than 4,000 degrees this weekend, and Stillman College will welcome a nationally known radio host on May 11 as both schools hold graduation exercises.Morning radio talk show host Tom Joyner will be the speaker at Stillman’s 137th commencement ceremony at 9 a.m. May 11 on the campus’ Sheppard Lawn.In addition to his radio show, Joyner is the founder and chairman of Reach Media Inc. His charitable foundation has raised more than $60 million to help keep students in historically black colleges and universities.The Tuskegee University graduate began his broadcasting career in Montgomery.At UA, four graduation ceremonies will be held: 6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday at Coleman Coliseum. The College of Commerce and Business Administration and College of Engineering will award degrees Friday. The Capstone College of Nursing, College of Communication and Information Sciences, College of Education and the College of Human Environmental Sciences will hold commencement exercises at 9 a.m. Saturday, while the School of Social Work and College of Arts and Sciences will award degrees at 1:30 p.m. The law school will award degrees at 5 p.m.Doctoral recipients, education specialists and master’s degree candidates participate with their respective schools.The commencement ceremonies will be broadcast live on the Internet. The webcast will be archived on UA’s website, www.ua.edu/commencement, and will be available for viewing throughout May.